Why Tab by Meat Puppets

Why tab by Meat Puppets

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"Why?" by The Meat Puppets
                         from the CD "Too High To Die"
                         transcribed by Wesley Torres
                              jiffypop@ibcco.com

This is in 6/8 time but I wrote it in 12/8 to save space.
They use two acoustic guitars on this one.

Intro/Verse:
  1  2  3  4  5  6  1  2  3  4  5  6   1  2  3  4  5  6  1  2  3  4  5  6
|----------2-----------------2-------|------------------------------------|
|-------3-----3-----------3-----3----|----------2-----------------2-------|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------2-----2-----------2----------|
|-0-----------------0----------------|----2-----------2-----2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-0-----------------0-----------0--2-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

|------------------------------------|----------3-----------------3-------|
|----------1-----------------1-------|-------------3-----------------3----|
|-------0-----0-----------0-----0----|----------------0-----------------3-|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------0-----------------0----------|
|-3-----------------3----------------|----2-----------------2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-3-----------------3----------------|

That's pretty much the whole thing.  There is a chord progression change in
the middle that I haven't figured out yet.  Same with the solo.  I'll post
those when I get a chance later.
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+-------------------------------------------+
| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
+-------------------------------------------+

Heres my Tab for "Why?". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the C chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the F chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
(theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along)

Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...

(/ = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato)

Song Sequence goes something like this:

        (A) * 4
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 2
        (D) * 2
        (A) * 2
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 2
        -solo 1
        (A) * 2
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 4
        (D) * 2 or 4 ???
        (B) * 2 or 4 ???
        (D) * 2 or 4 ???
        (B) * 2 or 4 ???
        -solo 2

Part A:

chords   |-D------------------------A----------------------|

        e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
        B|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
        G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
        D|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
        A|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


         |-C-----------------------G-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
        G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
        D|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
        A|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
        E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|


Part B:

         |-F-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------|
        B|-------------------------|
        G|-------2-----------2-----|
        D|-----3---3-------3---3---|
        A|---3-------3---3-------3-|
        E|-1-----------1-----------|


Part C:
         |-F-----------------------C-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
        G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
        D|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
        A|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
        E|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|

           |maybe wrong-----------|
         |-A#something-------------F-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
        G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
        D|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
        A|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
        E|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|


Part D:
         |-D-----------------------|

        e|-------2-----------2-----|
        B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
        G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
        D|-0-----------0-----------|
        A|-------------------------|
        E|-------------------------|


Solo 1:
        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
        A|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
        D|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
        G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|---------------------------------------------------|
        B|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
        G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
        D|---------------------------------------------------|
        A|---------------------------------------------------|
        E|---------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
        G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
        D|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:                        ~~         ~~
        e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
        B|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
        B|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
        B|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
        B|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
        G|---------------------------------------------10--|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

                                             let ring.........
        e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
        B|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
        G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
        D|-----------------------------------------------------|
        A|-----------------------------------------------------|
        E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk

From lgm01@students.stir.ac.uk Thu Dec 19 08:57:26 1996

+-------------------------------------------+
| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
+-------------------------------------------+

Heres my Tab for "Why?". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the C chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the F chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
(theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along)

Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...

(/ = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato)

Song Sequence goes something like this:

        (A) * 4
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 2
        (D) * 2
        (A) * 2
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 2
        -solo 1
        (A) * 2
        (B) * 1 or 2 ???
        (C) * 4
        (D) * 2 or 4 ???
        (B) * 2 or 4 ???
        (D) * 2 or 4 ???
        (B) * 2 or 4 ???
        -solo 2

Part A:

chords   |-D------------------------A----------------------|

        e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
        B|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
        G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
        D|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
        A|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


         |-C-----------------------G-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
        G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
        D|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
        A|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
        E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|


Part B:

         |-F-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------|
        B|-------------------------|
        G|-------2-----------2-----|
        D|-----3---3-------3---3---|
        A|---3-------3---3-------3-|
        E|-1-----------1-----------|


Part C:
         |-F-----------------------C-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
        G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
        D|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
        A|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
        E|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|

           |maybe wrong-----------|
         |-A#something-------------F-----------------------|

        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
        G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
        D|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
        A|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
        E|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|


Part D:
         |-D-----------------------|

        e|-------2-----------2-----|
        B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
        G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
        D|-0-----------0-----------|
        A|-------------------------|
        E|-------------------------|


Solo 1:
        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
        A|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
        D|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
        G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|---------------------------------------------------|
        B|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
        G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
        D|---------------------------------------------------|
        A|---------------------------------------------------|
        E|---------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
        G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|


        e|-------------------------------------------------|
        B|-------------------------------------------------|
        G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
        D|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:                        ~~         ~~
        e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
        B|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
        B|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
        B|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
        G|-------------------------------------------------|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

        e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
        B|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
        G|---------------------------------------------10--|
        D|-------------------------------------------------|
        A|-------------------------------------------------|
        E|-------------------------------------------------|

                                             let ring.........
        e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
        B|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
        G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
        D|-----------------------------------------------------|
        A|-----------------------------------------------------|
        E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk

Last updated: April 23, 2021

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